largest point differentials in the first half of a game in nba history since 2025

Since 2024-25, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a first half, with a 45 point differential versus the Mavericks on February 2.

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largest point differentials in the first half of a regular-season game in NBA history since 2025

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	45	2/2/2025	CLE	vs	DAL	120	91	27	24	5	5	33	50	66.0	16	22	72.7	9	10	90.0	83.6	0	27	1	9
2	Pistons	42	2/11/2025	DET	@	CHI	120	71	33	17	6	4	27	47	57.4	7	18	38.9	10	10	100.0	69.1	3	30	7	6
3	Cavaliers	41	11/8/2024	CLE	vs	GSW	120	83	24	22	4	3	28	43	65.1	14	22	63.6	13	16	81.3	82.9	4	20	7	6
4	Heat	39	10/24/2025	MIA	@	MEM	120	86	30	20	7	3	30	52	57.7	10	16	62.5	16	21	76.2	70.2	9	21	4	9
5	Timberwolves	34	11/7/2025	MIN	vs	UTA	120	79	29	22	8	5	29	51	56.9	12	22	54.5	9	9	100.0	71.9	9	20	9	13
6	Thunder	34	3/31/2025	OKC	vs	CHI	120	74	20	18	8	3	27	48	56.3	13	23	56.5	7	9	77.8	71.2	3	17	8	7
7	Thunder	34	2/3/2025	OKC	vs	MIL	120	78	25	15	5	2	32	49	65.3	9	16	56.3	5	6	83.3	75.5	5	20	6	6
8	Clippers	34	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	120	81	22	16	4	5	26	41	63.4	13	20	65.0	16	21	76.2	80.6	4	18	5	8
9	Trail Blazers	33	2/22/2025	POR	vs	CHA	120	73	33	16	4	2	27	49	55.1	11	27	40.7	8	14	57.1	66.2	9	24	5	8
10	Lakers	33	1/30/2025	LAL	@	WAS	120	78	30	19	4	4	29	48	60.4	9	17	52.9	11	11	100.0	73.8	6	24	4	12
11	Trail Blazers	33	1/8/2025	POR	@	NOP	120	75	19	17	8	5	31	45	68.9	11	21	52.4	2	3	66.7	81.0	4	15	5	7
12	Thunder	32	11/12/2025	OKC	vs	LAL	120	70	21	16	8	3	27	49	55.1	8	20	40.0	8	9	88.9	66.1	1	20	1	9
13	Cavaliers	32	12/16/2024	CLE	@	BKN	120	72	21	20	11	2	26	43	60.5	12	25	48.0	8	10	80.0	75.9	6	15	9	10
14	Lakers	31	11/15/2025	LAL	@	MIL	120	65	29	14	7	1	23	42	54.8	5	13	38.5	14	16	87.5	66.3	6	23	6	11
15	Jazz	31	10/22/2025	UTA	vs	LAC	120	78	20	22	8	4	28	39	71.8	12	21	57.1	10	13	76.9	87.2	3	17	7	8
16	Pistons	31	3/17/2025	DET	@	NOP	120	63	34	19	4	4	25	43	58.1	5	14	35.7	8	13	61.5	64.7	5	29	7	12
17	Rockets	31	12/23/2024	HOU	@	CHA	120	62	35	14	1	5	24	47	51.1	9	20	45.0	5	7	71.4	61.9	10	25	7	7
18	Grizzlies	31	12/19/2024	MEM	vs	GSW	120	69	34	19	7	8	25	49	51.0	12	25	48.0	7	10	70.0	64.6	7	27	7	10
19	Magic	30	3/13/2025	ORL	@	NOP	120	68	22	15	4	2	26	41	63.4	8	18	44.4	8	11	72.7	74.2	5	17	3	9
20	Mavericks	30	1/27/2025	DAL	vs	WAS	120	73	31	23	2	5	28	53	52.8	13	26	50.0	4	7	57.1	65.1	11	20	2	6
21	Grizzlies	30	1/22/2025	MEM	vs	CHA	120	78	25	20	7	5	29	54	53.7	11	24	45.8	9	10	90.0	66.8	8	17	7	12
22	Rockets	29	3/30/2025	HOU	@	PHX	120	78	27	19	7	2	29	50	58.0	9	14	64.3	11	14	78.6	69.4	9	18	4	5
23	Pistons	29	2/7/2025	DET	vs	PHI	120	78	30	21	4	2	26	50	52.0	11	23	47.8	15	19	78.9	66.8	10	20	4	10
24	Knicks	29	12/1/2024	NYK	vs	NOP	120	57	35	12	6	7	19	45	42.2	10	24	41.7	9	10	90.0	57.7	6	29	8	5
25	Celtics	29	11/25/2024	BOS	vs	LAC	120	78	26	18	4	6	27	50	54.0	16	34	47.1	8	10	80.0	71.7	5	21	5	4